Security Partner Modernization Act
- Last Action
- 4/3/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-03Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
- 2019-04-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-03 (00)
Security Partner Modernization Act
This bill establishes allows the use of certain foreign assistance funds to provide training and support for foreign-government law-enforcement forces. However, such funds may not be used to (1) provide assistance otherwise prohibited, such as assistance for units that the Department of State believes have committed gross human-rights violations; (2) provide assistance that the State Department believes would aggravate or substantially contribute to corruption, human-rights violations, or suppression of dissent; or (3) support any foreign-government intelligence or surveillance program.
Currently, such funds may not be used for such training and assistance, with various exceptions such as where the recipient country has a longstanding democratic tradition and does not have standing armed forces or a history of committing gross human-rights violations.
Subjects
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Protest and dissent
- Subversive activities
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